Analysis of Scarlet Tears
Prompt: Sin Creates A Desperate Letter
Elenore Saga part: 5
To my dearest Charles, it's me, Susan
I know you said it's over, but how have you been
It's been several months, and I miss you so
The long nights make emptiness grow
Why did you choose her to love and not me
Oh, Lord, heal my agony
I offered you my heart, and you broke it
So, in my dingy room, I sit
Surrounded by my sadness to you, I write
As the day grows by shadow's light
You exclaimed I was the one and not Elenore
But in the end I felt like a used whore
I didn't deserve to be tossed aside
Many moonless nights I've cried
Wishing you held me instead
I feel so cold on my lumpy bed
I will leave you alone if you desire
I will send this at once by wire
I must know if this is truly over
Sealed with my family's crested clover
Tell me why it has to be Elenore
When I could love you so much more
Please Charles let me know what you decide
In my one room shack I still reside
It hurts to let go but I understand
If you choose to take her hand
I will forever love you my dear
Respond quickly the end is near
I end this letter in my lonely room
The silence makes my chambers a tomb
I was only wanting to seek closure
Signed forever and always your scarlet lover
A.D. Small
May 7, 2023
Scheme | A X XXBB CCDD EEAF GGHH AAAA AFGG IIJJ KKAA XX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110101010 100101 111011110 111111011111 1110101111 01111001 1111011011 1111100 1101110111 10110111 01011101111 1011111 101110101100 1001111011 1100111101 101111 1011101 111111101 11110111010 111111110 1111111010 1111001010 1111111100 11111111 11111111 011111101 111111101 1111101 110101111 01100111 1111001101 010111001 1110101110 10100111010 11 1 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,270 |
Words | 271 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2 |
Lines Amount | 36 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 88 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Written on May 07, 2023
Submitted by amberp.35129 on May 08, 2023
Modified by amberp.35129 on January 19, 2024
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